Colin Schultz

Colin Schultz

 

Colin Schultz is a freelance science writer and editor based in Toronto, Canada. He blogs for Smart News and contributes to the American Geophysical Union. He has a B.Sc. in physical science and philosophy, and a M.A. in journalism.

Paleontologists have previously found a bounty of dinosaur fossils in the Hell Creek formation, including Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Find a Dinosaur In Your Backyard? It’s All Yours

If you find a dinosaur fossil on private land, it's yours to do with as you please

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These Kindergarten Kids Aren’t Just Playing With Colored Blocks—They’re Coding

Simplified, visual programming languages make it easy for anyone to write their own code

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Pope Francis Says the Church Shouldn’t Marginalize Its Gay Members

"If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?" Francis asked

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This Amazing Interactive Shows What The Sun Would Look Like Anywhere, Anytime

These simple gifs show the motion of the Sun through the sky, anywhere on Earth

Jane Austen on the British £10 note.

New British £10 Note Will Feature Jane Austen

Jane Austen's smiling face will be on British currency starting around 2017

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Climate Change Is Creating Cannibal Lobsters

Warming water means more lobsters--and lobster cannibalism

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What’s the Difference Between an Oil Spill And a Natural Gas Spill?

Natural gas may be less visible than oil, but that doesn't mean it isn't dangerous

Wildfires burning in Alaska

Arctic Forests Are On Fire Now More Than at Any Point in the Past 10,000 Years

The Arctic is burning stronger and more often, but what the future holds is still up in the air

The mushroom cloud produced by the “Fat Man” bomb from the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan.

Here’s What Nagasaki Would Have Looked Like If the Tsar Bomba Had Replaced ‘Fat Man’

A Google Earth add-on helps you understand the strength of the world's nuclear arsenal

Monsanto has faced strong criticisms and protests worldwide.

Monsanto Is Giving Up on GMOs in Europe

Facing a strong public disapproval, Monsanto gave up trying to grow genetically modified crops in Europe

Meet Your Local Farmer Bot

Not so much the dream of the far future, agricultural robots are nearly ready for prime time

That little blue dot floating in the black is every single one of us.

NASA Goes All the Way to Saturn, Takes a Stunning Selfie

Here it is: Earth, as seen from Saturn

Excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa

Archaeologists Just Found the Biblical King David’s Palace. Maybe.

A large, fortified building was found outside Jerusalem. Some archaeologists claim it to be the palace of the biblical King David

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Tatooine Is About To Be Reclaimed by the Desert

The Star Wars set is about to be buried, but in the mean time it's helping scientists do real research

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Take a Ride on the New York Subway Circa 1905

Pioneering cinematographer Gottfried Wilhelm “Billy” Bitzer shot this silent film about a year after the subway's first line opened.

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Watch This Blob of Ferrofluid Multiply Faster Than the Sorcerer’s Apprentice’s Broomstick

Ferrofluids are pretty much the coolest thing ever

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Today’s the Day the NSA’s Permission to Collect Verizon Metadata Runs Out

The NSA's legal ability to collect Verizon metadata expires today, but what happens next nobody knows

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Smile! A Satellite Around Saturn Is About To Take Your Picture

NASA is taking of Earth as seen from Saturn

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What’s Killing Florida’s Manatees This Time?

What's behind the mysterious deaths of more than a hundred of Florida's manatees?

We’re not lying. It’s really in this photo.

Can You Spot the Mars Rover in This Gorgeous Photo?

It's in there somewhere, we swear!

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